Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-01-10

District Courts usually a portion OF
the whole of single state.
The Court OF Claims Il the only
/ Court IN which suits or claims against
the United States can be brought,
and over such il has exclusive juris
/ diction.
All judges are appointed by the
President, subject to the confirmation
of the Senate. They hold their offices
during good behavior, and can only
be removed 10y impeachment.
The judges OF the Supreme Court,
are er-o9icio, Curcut Judges, hlldiny
terms of court at regular periods IN
the districts assigned To them.
The salary OF the Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court is sl0,5O0 per
aunum OF the associate Justices.
$4,000 each.
The President aud Vice. President
are elected every four years. The yo
ters OF each state cast their ballots for
electors, equal in number to the COM
bined senators and representatives
from the state. These electors meet
at the capitols OF their several states
on the first Wednesday OF December
following the general election (Which
last is held on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November) They
cast their votes for President aud
Vice President, make list theIof.
sign, seal, and certify To the same
and transmit the lists 10y special mes
senger 10 the President OF the nit,d
States Senate. On given day the
Houses of Congress hold joint ses-
sion, when the votes so transmitted
are opened by the President OF the
Senate, and counted Ia the presence
of Congress, and the result declared.
II no candidate receives a majority Of
electoral votes. the election is thrown
into the House of Representatives.
who proceed at once to elect "A Prcsi-
dent. The President aud Vice-Pres-
ideut may be reelected.
The qualifications for President
and Nice-President are that they
must be native born citizens Of lhe
United States, residents thereof for,
at least, fourteen years, and at least
thirty-fve years of age. The Presi.
dent is, er-CBicio, Commander-in-
Chief of the Army and Navy. lie
appoints Cabinet, Judicial and Exec,
utiAe officers, with the consent OF the
Senate, except those whose appoint.
Uent comes within the operation af
the Civil Service Act,
ptesldehXt Tad Xicff cf RsSeefs9at, IA o@fist
of death or other incapacity OF the
President, the latter's duties devolvc
upon hlm.
The Cabinet consists OF seven OIL
GERS, each the Head OF separate
Administrative Department.
The Secretary OF State has the GUS
tody of the Great Seal, which, at the
Presidents direction, be afiixes 10
official documents. He treats with
foreign nations through thei resi-
dent ministers, conducts, CORES
pondenoe with our ministers resident
abroad, grants passports, eto, etc.
The Secretary af the Treasury su-
periRtends the financial affairs of the
Government he recommends 10 Con-
gress measures which, In his judy
meni, will advantage the nations
credit, etc, negotiates loans, actties
public accounts, etc,
The Secretary Of War has control
or the nations military affairs, con
structs Notifications. directs survey,
aud has supervision of the Engineer,
Subsistence, Ordnance, Topograph-
iCaI, Medical, and Quartermaster-
Generals Bureaus. and the Adlutant
Generals office.
The Secretary or the Navy has
charge OF all naval affairs, aud % th,
Bureaus that naturally appurtenaut
thereto, such as Navy Yards, Con-
stTuction, etc, etc.
The Secretary of the Interior has
control OF Indian affairs, PEN
sions, Patents, Census, Public Build.
ings, General Land Offices, etc.
The Postmaster-Genetal has con
troll Of all posta! arrangements, both
10 the United States aud with foreign
nations.
The Attorney General i the head
OF the Department Of Justice. He q
the legal counsel FOR the President
and other Government officials. II
- the business of bis Department -
advise them. and to give them the
national rfgbfa pff.tectiOn